Lipstick holder



. P. MANVILLE LIPSTICK HOLDER March 4, 1952 Filed Dec TTOIZNEYJ'.

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Patented Mar. 4, 1952 LIPSTICK HOLDER Henrietta P. Manvlle, Woodbury,Conn., assignor to The Risdon Manufacturing Company, Naugatuck, Conn.,a'corporation of Connecticut Application December 24, 1947, Serial No.793,582

(Cl. 20G-56) 2 Claims.

This invention relates to holders of sticks such as are used commonlyfor lipsticks, and more particularly to rotary holders of this type;that is, holders of the kind wherein the stick is projected from theholder for use and retracted into it again by relative rotation betweenan inner shell of the holder and an exterior shell. As will beunderstood, such holders may be used for eyebrow pencils, stypticpencils, menthol pencils and other cosmetic and medicinal sticks, aswell as for lipsticks.

For brevity hereinafter I refer to that end of the holder from whichthel stick is projected for use as the upper end, and the opposite endof the holder as the lower end, and correspondingly for each of theshells.

Commonly, the lower end of the inner shell of such holder, or anattachment to it, is extended beyond the lower end of the exterior shellso that both may be grasped simultaneously and thereby one turned withrespect to the other. Customarily also such holders are furnished with acapto cover the open end of the holder when the stick is retracted intothe holder, and this cap extends downwardly over more or less of theexterior shell of the holder when the stick is not in use.

' Various of such designs have the fault that the cap and exterior shellcan be rotated in relation to the inner shell when the cap is in place;as a result the stick may be projected accidentally while the cap is inplace, and thereby brought into contact with the inside of the cap. Inthe case of a lipstick, for example, this tends to soil the cap andadjacent parts of the holder and crush and deform the end of the stick.Various expedients have been resorted to to avoid such faults. Forexample, the cap has been made long enough to extend completely over theexterior shell and seat on the lower end of p the inner shell which isexpanded suiiiciently to receive it, or seat on a finger piece attachedto the lower end of the inner shell, and either arranged to seatnon-rotatably on the inner shell or finger piece or made large enoughinternally to be out of engagement with the exterior shell.

Speaking generally, the present invention pro vides a form of holder inwhich accidental projection of the stick is prevented, and that hasseveral desirable features. cap may be long or short, and while it-A maybe arranged to seat. outside the exterior shell, and extend over more orless of the whole length of of the holder, this is not necessary, sothat For example, the

holders of a number of diierent appearances can be built withsubstantially the same internal construction. Also it provides a placeof disposal for the cap while the stick is in use; accordingly there isless danger of the cap being dropped or mislaid. Additionally itprovides a holder that is particularly attractive andY luxurious inappearance when in use, and one that is easily manipulated.

-Briefly this is accomplished by shielding or covering the lower end ofthe inner shell from casual engagement by the ngers or otherwise, andarranging the inner shell and cap for such cooperative engagement whenthe cap is oi'the holder that at such times the cap can be used as a keyor tool for rotating the inner shell. The inner shell may be shielded bytotally enclosing it lengthwise, or at least at its lower end, withinthe exterior shell. If the lower end of the inner shell is extendeddownward for operating engagement with the cap (either directly or bymeans of some attachment to it), the exterior shell can be extendeddownward also to cover such an extension, either actually or by adding aring to the lower end of the exterior shell.

In order that the cap and inner shell may haveA operative engagement,preferably the lower end of the inner shell is so shaped andproportioned that the open end of the cap and the lower end of thatshell can be set one into the other and the two engaging each othersufficiently tightly frictionally to permit the cap to turn the innershell. To this end either the open end of the cap or the lower end ofthe inner shell may be tapered somewhat, or both may be tapered.Usually, I close the lower end of the inner shell by a cap or plug fornish, and arrange the cap to engage this attachment of the inner shell..

While it is not of primary importance to the invention whether the cap,when covering the open end of the holder, extend down outside theexterior shell or within it, I prefer that it extend down outside theexterior shell at such times. In order that it may do this and also beable to enter the lower end of the exterior shell to engage the innershell, the lower end ofthe exterior shell may be expanded somewhat toadmit the open `end of the capwithin it freely at this drawing out themetal of thejshell, orv` by attaching to the lower end of the shellairing having ya o larger internal diameter than the body of the shell,etc.

It is to be understood that wherever in this specification and claims Irefer to the lower end of the inner shell being shielded, or to theexterior shell covering the lower end of the inner shell, or to thelike, I intend .to include as well substantially shieldingA and coveringany cap, plug or other attachment there may be at the lower end of theinner shell, except as the contrary may be indicated.

The foregoing and other matters will be understood more completely fromthe accompanying drawings which illustrate a lipstick holder whichembodies a preferred form of my invention. Fig. l is an elevation of thelipstick holder partly broken away, its cap being shown in position toact as a closure for the holder. Fig. 2 is a vertical of the same holderbut with the cap in position to act as aiinger piece for turning theinner shell to project the lipstick.

Primarily the holder illustrated comprises three cylindrical concentricshells I, 2 andA 3, and an elevator or carrier a* for the lipstick. Themiddle shell 2 has a spiral or cam slot 5, the innermost shell 3 has alongitudinal slot 6, and theA elevatorY 4 has a pin 'I projectingthrough slot 6 into the cam slot 5: The outer orexterior shell I is acover shell for covering the cam slot shell 2, and the cam shell 2 isset into the exterior shell I friction tight so that the two constituteaunit in operation; the unit is composed of two separate shells merelyfor convenience in construction. The inner shell 3 is beaded at over theupper end of the cam or middle shell 2 so as to prevent the shells orunits I and 2 from sliding off shell 3 at the adjacent end. The exteriorshell I may be turned in upon inner shell 3 as at 9 for the same purposeor for nish. The

inner shell 3 is free to rotate within the middle or cam shell 2.Accordingly by rotating the in ner shell 3 with respect to the exteriorshell l, the elevator or cup 4 can be raised and-lowered and thereby thelipstick projected from the holder for use, or-retracted into the holderfor protection.

The construction as so far described is conventional, as will beappreciated.

At its lower end in the present instance; the exterior shell I isexpanded ata shoulder Iilinto f an axially extending portion II'whichforms an open-ended chamber E2 in the lower'endofshell I.v Within thechamber I2 a plug I3 closes-the lower end of the inner shell 3. As shownthis plug I3 may have a step-like form, e. g. an axial- 1y extendingupper portion I5 that is joined by a shoulder i6 to a larger middleportion ITwhich in turn is joined by a shoulder I8 to a still largerlower portion I3, which is tapered slightly inwardljr from the outerextremity of the shoulder IS to its closed bottoni 20.' The externaldiarneter of the upper portion E5 is at least about equa-'l to theinternal diameter of the inner shell 3, or the, external diameter of themiddle portion I1 at least about equal to the internal diameter ofan'expansion 2i of the lowerend of 3 into which il sets, or both, sothat the plug Isis or may be firmly attached to the inner shell'. Thegreatest diameterof the lower portion lil (i. e.` its'external diameterat shoulder I6), and likewise the greatest diameter ofthe expanded partsof the inner shell 3, are suiiiciently less `than the internal diameterof the expandedV portion I I of the exterior shell I to allowfree-rotation of the plug I3 and the-'lower endof the-inner shell withinthe chamber I2. The smallest diameter of the portion I9 is a little lessthan the internal diameter of the open end of the cap 22 that isprovided to cover the open end of the holder when the lipstick is not inuse. Also the internal diameter of the expanded extension Il of theouter shell I is somewhat greater than the external diameter of the openend of the cap. The extension II reaches to substantially the bottom ofthe plug I3. The shoulder 2|, formed by the expansion 23 of the innershell 3, acts asia stop for the lower end of the middle or cam shell 2,and thus prevents the cam and exterior shells slipping off the lower endof the inner shell.

The cap 22, when covering the lipstick, may be mounted frictionally onexterior shell I. For example, the internal diameter of the cap may be alittle larger than the external diameter of the upper end of theexterior shell I, and one or both of them provided with friction fingersor other form of projections 25 to hold the cap onI the shellreleasably. The shoulder I0 on theexterior shell may act as a stop forthe lower end of the cap 22 to limit its downward movement when closingthe upper endof the holder (Fig. l).

When the lipstick is not in'usev and the cap 22' is used as a cover toprotect the retracted lipstick, Fig. l, it is held frictionally onand'by the exterior shell I, as before indicated. Despite the fact thatthe cap and exterior shell thus form more or less of'a unit at suchtimes, the lipstick is hardly likely to be projected inadvertently whenthe cap is in place and' thereby thrust against the closed end. of thecap, because the inner shell 3 is substantially completely enclosed inthe exterior shell, and thus not readily available for rotation withrespect tothe exterior shell. However, when the lipstick isv to be used,the cap 22 is withdrawn from the exterior shell I and its open end isthrust into the chamber I2 of the exterior shell, andthus thrust uponthe taper I9 of the plug I3 ofy the inner shell, Fig. 2. This formsy asufficiently good connection between the cap and inner shell to enablethe cap to act as a handle or key to turn the inner shell 3 while theouter shell I is held. Accordingly the lipstick; is readily projectedfor use by the aid of the cap, andas vreadily retracted into the holderagain. Whenthe stick has been retracted, they cap can bereturned to itscovering position againA of course, Fig. 1.

It will be understood that the particular shape of the lowerend of theinner shell 3 shown in the drawings is not of primary importance to theinvention, and like-wise a plug or closure at I3, is not of primaryimportance. The lower end of the shell I may have any shape that isappropriate to the purposes, and as'to the plug, as before indicated,the purpose of a plug at this place is to close the lower end of theinner shell 3 for iinish. Accordingly it may be omitted if desired, andthelower end of the inner-shell arranged to receive the cap 22 directlyinstead of indirectly as in the present instance. Likewise if a closureis desired at I3, it may be` given any one of various'forms, and itneednot act as an intermediary for connecting the cap to the inner shell aswill be understood; Similarly the invention is not limited to theparticular form of'holder-illustrated, e. g. to the particu:- lararrangement of shells employedin` the holder shown.- In. general it willbel understood'.thatl my invention is not limited to the details ofconstruction and operation illustrated in the drawing and describedabove, except as appears hereafter in the claims.

I claim:

l. A stick holder, having an elevator, an exterior shell provided withan expanded lower portion, an inner shell including a base pieceentirely contained within said exterior shell, one of said shells havinga spiral slot and the other having a longitudinal slot, said elevatorhaving a pin protruding into said slots, and said base piece beingrotaable to project and retract the elevator, said base piece beingwithin said expanded portion of the exterior shell and being taperedinwardly and downwardly and its greatest external diameter being lessthan the internal diameter of said expanded portion, and a cap for saidholder, the open end of which has an external diameter less than theinternal diameter of the expanded portion of the exterior shell and aninternal diameter greater than the smallest external diameter of thetaper of said base piece, said base piece and the open and of said capbeing circular in cross section to engage each other frictionally.

2. A stick holder having an elevator to project and retract the stick.an exterior shell, and an inner shell, one of said shells having aspiral slot and the other having a longitudinal slot, said elevatorhaving a pin protruding into said slots, said inner shell beingrotatable relative to the exterior shell to move the elevator, saidinner shell being substantially entirely contained within said exteriorshell and the exterior shell having an expanded portion at its endopposite the end from which the stick is projectable, and a cap for theholder to set over the unexpanded portion of the exterior shell andfrictionally engage therewith to close the holder, the internal diameterof said expanded portion of said exterior shell being greater than theexternal diameter of the open end of the cap, and the external diameterof the inner shell at its end opposite the said expanded portion beingsmaller than the internal diameter of the open end of the cap, to allowthe cap to enter the expanded portion of the exterior shell and engagethe inner shell to rotate the latter, the open end of thecap beingcircular and the end of the inner shell which is engageable with the capalso being circular, so that the two engage frictionally.

HENRIE'ITA P. MANVILLE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,471,483 Frydlender May 31. 1949FOREIGN PATENTS Number 4 Country Date 861.633 France Nov. 4, 1910

